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Duff Roman has managed the unthinkable - saving the orphanage where he grew up. But his trials are far from over. The second book in the Blood Relics series pits Duff against his enemy Ravenne once more, but the very ground on which they battle is becoming increasingly unstable, and the time particles, Relics, and Seers that fuel the economy are disappearing. 

Turning 18 in the orphanage on Kalecca means starvation for those who aren’t hired into a Family. Outside the Family compounds, lies the jungle. And in the jungle, lies death. And Relics - the only real currency on Planet Kalecca. The orphans are Duff’s family, and he’s sacrificed everything to keep the orphanage running, even his chance to move on. Now, at 18, he has no choice but to leave. Without him to bring in extra money, the orphans will starve under the Company’s control. 

The Vampire Archives is the scariest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire stories ever assembled. Dark, stormy, and delicious, once you’re in its clutches there's no escape.  From the first to last bite, it's a bloody good entertainment.

The year is 3090 AD. Mia and her nomadic tribe, the Overlanders, survive and thrive in the harsh, arid landscape of the Australian interior. Life is good as she grows from a beloved girl to a respected young woman among her people. But one fateful day, Mia's world is rocked when she is captured by the soldiers of Isbane city. Despite her terror, and against great odds, Mia gathers courage and sets out on a hair raising adventure back to her people. All she has are her wits, determination and a crew of the most unlikely allies.

During the Revolutionary War, 14-year-old Nathan Wade joins forces with his older cousin, the inventor David Bushnell, to secretly build the first submarine used in naval warfare.  

For 20 years the officers in the Pennsylvania State Police Barracks have kept a secret in Shed B: a vintage Buick which lures the troopers to come and take a look. Young Ned Wilcox, son of the recently deceased officer Curt, has started hanging around the Barracks. One day he can't resist peeking through the windows. And it's time to share the secret....

The world is falling apart, and only Max Neilman knows why. Max lives two lives. In one, he's an unassuming climatologist for NOAA. In the other, he runs a secret government project that only a handful of people know exist. He's been burning the candle at both ends for years, but now his paper life is about to come crumbling down with the rest of the world. After a rough week of work, Max and his girlfriend Cindy, decide to burn off some steam and head out for a night in the city with two friends. Their little party turns into a cyclone of chaos when Max's worst nightmares become reality.

Draden, a 15-year-old boy trapped in a brutal island orphanage, finds solace in nurturing Maggie, a motherless lamb. When Draden is caught rescuing Maggie from the feast for the start of whaling season, the matron sentences him to 10 lashes. A visiting captain cuts him a deal to escape the lash and the matron forever, on one cruel condition: He helps the captain hunt whales.

In this eerie, enchanting compilation, Stephen King takes listeners down a road less travelled (for good reason) in the gripping 'Riding the Bullet'. Terror becomes déjà vu all over again when you get 'That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French'. 'LT's Theory of Pets' will make you stop and think before giving a dog to a loved one. And there are 11 more stories that will keep you awake until dawn.

Betti awakens to the smell of smoke. She looks out over the mountain where she lives and saw smoke. Betti must devise a plan to alert the firefighters who have a camp at the base of the mountain. Once Betti comes up with a plan, she takes action and down the mountain she runs. Yetis can run fast, and she is at the fire camp quickly.

Leonardo Cantrell is a painfully shy 16-year-old who cannot look people in the eye. One night while he’s volunteering at a homeless shelter, an old man forces eye contact and gives Leo the power to see Death. His best, and only, friend - J.C. Rivera - thinks this new power is cool until Leo accidentally looks into J.C.’s eyes and “sees” his murder, a murder that will occur in less than two weeks. Stunned and shaken, the two boys sift through clues in Leo’s “vision” in a desperate effort to find the killer and stop him before he can strike.